Garment hanger structure



July 12 1960 P. G. SAGE l 2,944,711

GARMENT HANGER'STRUCTURE Filed vNay 25, 1959 INVENTOR. PAW/p 6'. wf

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Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic viewlgof al-detail referred to in the .specieatiom `and 2,944,711 j GARMENT HANGER STRUCTURE Member 11 is denned byan upper curved end edge-14 from whichextend substantially straight downward edges 15` and 16.. In the upper portion 17 of member 11 there is'providedy an opening 18 to facilitate graspingof the Philip G. Sage, 240 ICentral Park South, New York, .Y. i

Filed May z5,19s9,sr; m5315462 #claim (cl. 223-94) n Y' This invention relates to garment support structures and more .particularly to a combination structure facilitating packaging and suspension of garments.Y

It is one of the primary objects ofthe .invention to provide means affording Vthe adjustment of .the garment support or hanger `to the respective size, especially to the width of the shoulders ofa garment to be suspended therefrom. Y e

It is Vanother object of the invention to provide means ensuring easy 'application of a garment, in particular of a jacket, to a garment' hanger of the aforesaid type, which is constructed in a manner as to permit ready draping of the garment thereon, thereby aiding in packaging and shippingvof thelatter -lwithout being subjectedto crushing orwrinkles. 'lV f vide means contributing 'to a very simple,r inexpensive garment support structure, whichcan be mass pro-duced A Y from cardboard, paste'board, plastic and likermaterials, Y is sturdy, notlbu-lky andv may be: collapsed when notn use. v

- Still a further Yobject of the :invention is toprovide holdingt forv engaging the `back and front of garment parts in'suspended condition. l "f board member 11'for carrying same and further a lengthy slot 20 having a median straight portion 21 and further opposite serrated slotted end portions 22 and 2,3.

At theuppermost end of board member 11 and centrallyxthereof there is provided a reinforcement 24 for anchoring a hook member 25 from which the garment support may beV suspended.

The serratedmeansror end portions 22 and Z3 of slot Z0 are arranged toV facilitate movement and Yadjustment of shoulder holder or extension elements 12, 13 about to be described. To this end, each shoulder extension Y means, lsuch as 13, is provided with an opening 13a through which extends a screw bolt Z6 having Va head 27, a square-shaped bolt section and a threaded end section 29 with which a knurled thumb nut 30 is engaged, Whereby each of the shoulder holder elements 12 and lmay be-rotatably and displaceably afxed inposition relative ltoY garment shoulder member 11 in a manner as clearly seenl in Fig. 2. v j

Shoulder extension element 13, as shown in dot and dash lines, may be outwardly moved from the full line position of Fig. 1 for being swivelled and thereafter clamped or tightened in a desired position at 13C relative tomain member 11 as indicated in full lines in Fig. 2, so that the upper rounded edge 13b conforms to the outline of upper rounded edge `14 of main member 11.

Yet anothx bjecft Ofrlythezl p'eem nvmtionv 'to puy 5.,; Itywill be noted that the serratedv end portions 22`and 23 have a series of upwardly extending teeth or projections V$1` between which gaps 32 are provided. Thefsquareshaped bolt ZSYof adjustment bolt arrangement 26 may Y b'e'either located, as seenY in Fig. 5 on the'top ofone Vof the projections ror lowered for being seated in a'gapgz', 'as

v it is 'well understood, irl-order to dene the desired` posi- .10 f about., square-shaped bolt ZVSl by means Aof )peilingQlSaY (Figl) andthen clamped or tightened. by thumb'screw A further object or the invention tsj-the prvisiosler means contributing to an` easily manipulatable :garment hanger structure, which may be adjusted vand shaped vso that dilferent desirable positions lmay be` attained according to garment shoulder size and for draping'the'respe'ctive garment, and which permits the insertionof the cuEs of trousers and carry-ing of the khanger loaded with garment parts,. whereby thelatter lare securelyV retaine in position on said novel hanger structure.

These and other objects of the inventionwill become further apparent from the following detailed description, reference being made tothe accompanying drawing showing a preferred embodimentrof the invention@ In the drawing:

Fi 1 ront levat'onal :view of anextens'ible Y arv .v g 1S a f e I g .ven-tlonand further that the shonlder'extension portions` ment support embodying `the invention, parts being shown in various positions, indicated inbreken lines;`

Fig. 2 is a fragmentaryand enlarged view ofthef'snp-I port of Fig. l; seen partly lin section and broken Yaway for the sake of clarity; Y V j v Fig. 3 is a section taken along lines VQi---w of 1:"ig.l f

or extension elements 12 13, which are arrangedY forA relative movement and adjustment with respect to each other and to member 11. Y

'y tion of shoulder holder or 'extensionelement 13. Y s

',Itwill be noted that each ofthe shoulder holder elev` inents or means 12 andf13 mayy also be rotatedorswung l3:0 in such' position, whereby, for example, rounded, edge 13b forms.' a "prolongation of corresponding 'curved It is well understood that what has been set forth with respect to shoulder support extension or element Y13"is Y equally applicable to element 12, so that further explanations in that respect may be omitted. I l

Thus', garment hanger 10 may be readily kadjustedto various widths of shoulders of garments, in particular of jackets, while the trousers of such garment V'may Yhe threaded through median slot portion 2|1 for support Itj isw'ellv understood' that other clamping or attaching means "26 niayj-begemployed lin connection with'thi's injin'aybe' not ilatf'but rather bent at their outer .contour line at S13-liso: as to` be approximately'alignedwith curved upper'eridf-edge 14. f In such case, the garment/hanger 'strcturemay be made of a plastic orfsimilarfnaterial.

for holding 'otlj1er' garment parts such as undershrirts, necknes and-thanks. s 71 '-1 e y mensurate with the length of the jacket to be suspended a jacket together with the trousers, neckties, etc.Y in a carton or piece of luggage.

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location .of the garment hanger structure in a carton or like container.

It can thus be seen that there has been provided in .acoorldmce with ,the invention a garment hanger struczture comprising a substantially dat supporting main body :bounded by a curved upper end edge ,and lateral edges extending in `downward direction from said curved upper end edge, said main body being provided with a trans- 'verse slot disposed a distance below said curved upper end edge, said slot including a straight median section and lateral opposite serrated slot end sections, two oppo- Vsitely arranged shoulder extension portions connected to said .end slot sections and in superposed position to said main body, and respective means passing through `said .end slot sections and through respective openings provided in said extension portions for attaching the latter to said main body and in such manner that said extension portions may be swivelly moved about said attac-hing imeans relative to said curved upper end edge and along said slot outwardly beyond said curved upper end edge of said main body, said attaching means being adapted 'to retain said extension portions in predetermined selected positions on said main body, each of said extension por- -tions being defined by curved end edges shaped for complementary alignment with said curved upper end edge of said main body, thereby to extend the support of the shoulders of a jacket, when placed on the curved upper edge of said main body, beyond said lateral edges of said main body and onto the respective curved end edges of said extension portions commensurate with the width of the shoulders of said jacket, said median slot being adapted to receive portions of the trousers of a garment.

Referring again to lengthy slot portion 21 of Fig. 1, there is arranged at Zlla a lower and narrower further slot which may be employed for threading through the cutis of a pair of pants inserted in median slot 2l so that .the pants or trousers will be prevented from sliding out j* of slot 21. Y

. It is further to be mentioned that serrated slotted end 'portions 22 and 23 may be provided with gradations (not shown) in accordance with the standard measurements ,O f garments or widths ot jackets to be placed on the novel garment support itl. Y

` A marked advantage of the garment hanger structure resides further in the fact that it is extremely light in weight, takes up a comparatively small space, and may be relatively short in length but suicient to serve as a Adisplay and draping support whether the same is used for suspension from a hook in a closet or is placed in a carton for shipment, so that the jacket or other garment part conforms to the adjusted garment .support structure and remains free from wrinkles and other undesirable veffects heretofore observed in known garment structures.

Various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention and it is intended that such obvious changes and modiiications be embraced by the annexed claims.

Having thus described the inventionfwhat is claimed as new and desired to besecured by Letters Patent is:

l. A garment support and draping device comprising a 'body of substantiallyjat material provided-with at least Vtwo spaced apart elongated slots, one of said slots extend- `ing in horizontal direction and having a median Aportion and opposite end portions, said end portions each-being provided with serrated means, a curved end edge forming the upper boundary 'of said body, and shoulder ex- -tension means rotatably and displaceably received in each end portion of said one elongated slot, said shoulder extension 4means being provided with clamp means engageable with said body and with said serrated means for clamping said extension means in position relative to said curved end edge of said body, each of said shoulder extension means being defined by an arcuate upper end edge positionable for substantial alignment with the curved end edge of said body to thereby provide lateral extensions relative to the body and to conform said supportfto predetermined shoulder -width of a garment and to drape the latterV over said body and said lateral extensions, -the other slot being adapted to engage at least a part of a pair of trousers when said trousers are inserted into the median portion of said one slot.

2. A device according to claim l, said serrated slot end portions including substantially rectangular projections and rectangular-shaped gaps between adjacent projections, said clamp means including a retainer head, a threaded bolt portion and a square-shaped bolt portion located between said head and said threaded bolt portion, said square-shaped bolt portion being .adapted to engage the top of one of said projections and with one of the gaps, respectively, said threaded bolt portion being engaged by a thumb screw, each of said shoulder extension means being provided with an opening suiiicient to pivotally move said extension means relative to said clamp means, said thumb screw being adapted to rmly press said extension means against said body in respective positions of said clamp means in said serrated end slot portions.

3. A device according to claim 1, said body being provided with a further slot located between said curved upper end edge and said one slot, said further slot being adapted to facilitate insertion of the hand of an operator for grasping and carrying said body.

4. A garment hanger structure comprising a body of substantially flat material terminating in .an upwardly curved upper end edge, said body being provided with at least one horizontal, elongated slot disposed a .distance below said upper end edge, saidone slot having a straight median portion and two opposite lateral serrated end portions, said serrated end portionsiincluding projections l and .agap located between two adjacent projections, two

oppositely arranged shoulder extension means having .openings and connected with saidr serrated end portions, and respective clamp means passing through said serrated end portions and through said openings to aix the'position ofthe extension means on said body, said extension means *being pivotally and displaceably supported by said clamp means for movements relative to said one slot and relative to said curved upper end edge, each of said exten- Vsion means being deiined by an arcuate upper end edge positionable for substantial alignment with said curved upper end edge of said body, thereby to conform said hanger structure to and commensurate with the width of the shoulders of a jacket when the latter is placed on said body, said median slot portion being adapted to receive at least part of a pair of trousers of a garment, said clamp means including each a bolt constructed for engaging respectively a projection and a gap.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,494,711 Kusher et al Ian. 17, 1950 2,589,374 Hannon Mar. 18, 1952 2,620,102 Bremer Dec. 2, 1952 2,724,533 Hansen Nov; 22, 1955 2,817,470 Simon` j Dec. 24, 1957 `V 'Y FOREIGN PATENTS 357,444 Germany Aug. 24, 1922 

